 Blessings upon Imam Hussain A.S. in these holy ten nights of Muharram where we are here, in the holy city of Qalbala, lamenting the tragedy of Imam Hussain A.S. and his brother Abu Fadr al-Abbaz A.S. of course. Today is a very special night, especially for the people who are commemorating here in the city of Qalbala because tonight is dedicated to the half-brother of Imam Hussain A.S. whose name echoes in the hearts of every love of Hussain and every believer of Allah SWT. Every true believer of Allah SWT that is the name of Abu Fadr al-Abbaz A.S. We know the story of Abbas very well and it suffices to say that his sacrifice was so great. His selflessness was so great that Allah SWT in his justice rewarded him with a shrine almost as glorious and as beautiful as the shrine of Imam Hussain A.S. himself. And it's tonight where we remember the story of Abu Fadr al-Abbaz. We remember the story of his sacrifice and his selflessness, but also while we remember it, while we lament for his tale, we also remember the epitome, the morals that he, the epitome of moral that he was and the lessons that he left behind for us to follow. And one of the greatest lessons he left behind for us is that of patience. So today inshallah we're going to be tackling the topic of patience, the idea of patience and how we can ensure that in our lives continuously and throughout our daily lives we can hold on to patience. As we know, life is very hard while we try our best to describe the patience. Sometimes we falter, sometimes we're not able to be patient enough as Allah SWT wants us to be. So inshallah today in this discussion we'll say to Ali Nawab we shall be looking at patience and asking ourselves just how we can really hold firm onto patience the same way that Fadr al-Abbaz himself held on to patience. Sayyid alaihi salamu alaykum. Salam alaykum wa rahmatullah. Thank you so much for joining us once again. Thank you. So if you can start off this segment, just by telling us what exactly is patience in terms of the Islamic definition of patience, sabr, what does it mean? As-salamu alaykum, Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem. Dear viewers and visitors of the Master of Mata Zabi Abdullah al-Hussain al-Alihi salam, welcome to the land of Karbala' and tonight inshallah we will focus on the issue of patience, sabr, and the lessons we can take to actually implement sabr and patience into our lives because life without patience is not worthy of living and Islamically, patience has been described for occasions where one is saddened or goes through a tragedy and needs to practice a certain way of life or a certain lifestyle so he is able to go through that tragedy and that patience or sometimes something harmful he goes through something that will harm him either physically or mentally internally so here it is said that if he is able to refrain himself from entering into that harmful exercise or that harmful substance then that is called patience to keep himself away to refrain himself from doing that harmful act so these things all prevent this person who is able to become patient to stop him from falling into sins because all types of patience protects mankind from falling into sins Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala in the Holy Quran in description of those who are able to be patient and exercise sabr he says Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem wabashir al-sa'abireen al-in wabashir al-sa'abireen al-lathina itha asa'abatum moseeba note here the word moseeba tragedy has been used wabashir al-sa'abireen and give glad tidings to those who are patient when they fall into a tragedy al-lathina itha asa'abatum moseeba haqalu they say they give acknowledgement inna lillah wa inna ilayhi rajaoon that we are from Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala we belong to Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala and to him we shall return and this is the spoken words of the Mu'mineen the believers because at times we see the non-believers they are not able to practice patience and they fall into different problems problem after problem and tragedy after tragedy moseeba after moseeba why for the sole reason that they were not able to be patient in their lives at times we fall into pity things Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala is testing us continuously there isn't a day that goes through our lives in which Allah Subhanahu wa ta'ala is not testing Bani Adam Allah continuously says oh mankind oh bani Adam I have created you to test you to put you in a state of Bala and and the result and then you want to see which one of you is able to present their actions in the best of ways in the best of forms so wabashir al-saberin al-ladina if a sabah moseeba call we're not in law we're in a layhi raja on in Bihar al-anwar which carries the traditions and a hadith of a hellel bait in regards with patience there is a very beautiful narration that says an ashram a sabr victory comes as a result of patience now at times that victory may be if you yourself you're fighting with the devil or you are fighting with the nafsil lawama or you are fighting against the corruption that you see around you if you become patient in facing those problems you will receive victory you will be victorious well faraj al-maal karm and then wa inna maal usri usra again another portion in the holy Quran fa inna maal usri usra inna maal usri usra Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala repeats this sentence this phrase and this paragraph in the holy Quran to ensure that mankind know that at times you feel that you're in trouble you're in pain you're in difficulty Allah has brought down his bala upon you do not neglect the fact that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala after every misery after every trouble after every test he will reward you with yusr with ease as a result of your patience and that at the end shows how strong the intellect is if the mind and the intellect is strong you will be able to see that someone is patient against tests and and one thing it makes me think of when you think about how close patience is ready to face and how close to two are ready to intellect because if we use the intellect we understand that if we look at life not just in the context of our own lives but life in the context of an afterlife as well the fact that the afterlife is the real life it sounds very simple to say when you think about life in that context nothing that happens here ultimately matters if you go through a hard time here in the wider context of things you're going to be more awarded when you go to the afterlife so that helps you bear it by using your intellect to have that patience which in itself requires faith discuss that Amir al-Mu'minin aleyhi salam links this dunya in terms of sabr and patience and the result of the Akhirah the holy prophet salallahu aleyhi wa aleyhi wasalam speaks to his companions be patient but inna ma al-usri yusra Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala comes and speaks to the holy prophet and he says to him fasbar wama sabr kabillah be patient and take that patience from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala remember that everything the source of everything is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala sometimes we face problems we face tragedies we are tested every day and when we are patient and we come out as victorious individuals we neglect to remind ourselves that the fact that I was able to pass that hurdle and that difficulty in my life was as a result of Allah's blessing upon me because patience is a nama Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala through the holy prophet and aleyhi salam they continuously advise mu'mineen in all walks of life in all walks of life they they advise the little one to be patient the parents at home you see they advise the little one at all stages be patient not everything you need is going to be in your favor aleyhi salam they advise the youth that they have to practice patience don't run behind your lusts and your desires and your interests at times you will have to hold back you have to pull off from your desires and your lusts because if you feed that soul and if you give it everything it needs then you will fall and you will never be able to stand up again aleyhi salam they advise married couples they advise those who are newly wed there are many narrations Rasulullah and aleyhi salam they come and advise those who are newly wed to be patient with one another because it's a new life it's a new start it's a new beginning you've just come to realize and come to know your partner at times you might face some difficulties in your life be patient it's one two days or three days and then life will go on and the successful the successful couples are those who are able to be patient be patient from day one say to yourself I am going to be patient my husband for example his a clock is not what I wanted or my wife at home she's not the wife that I was looking for Allah says you have two choices you either become patient and Allah will reward both the husband being patient upon the wife and the wife being patient upon the husband's a clock Allah will reward them with the paradise it's all reward in the air after there's no point waiting for reward in this life because this life is one or two days and then it will finish but we always look and strive to get rewarded in the air after in kanzu l-amal Rasulullah sallallahu aleyhi wa aleyhi wasallam says man yata subbar whoever is able to be patient you subbar Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala will help and support this individual to be patient wa ma'a ta'ala abidun khair ou sa'umina sabr see how beautiful that is Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala says through the holy prophet wa ma'a ta'ala abid there is no better thing that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has given the servant better and and wider and bigger than patience so what is the philosophy of patience patience is divided into three categories in the islamically in the islamic jurisprudence patience over calamity as sabr wa ta'ala patience over obedience was sabr wa ma'a sa'umina patience over disobedience now patience over calamity over bala imam hussain aleyhi sallam i just remember this beautiful portion of of his sermons on the way to karbala and nas abidun dunya people are slaves of this pretty world if they were to be tested with bala and imam is saying the majority of the people of this life they lose out and nas abidun dunya if they were to be tested with bala in kitab al kafi the second part imam sadaq aleyhi salam says imam sadaq aleyhi salam says from the believers and the faithful those who are practicing their lives and they're practicing their deen and their religion according to the school of thought of ahlul bayt aleyhi salam especially those youth the shabab because the west and the media and the different types of problems emotionally physically mentally are all directed towards the youth if those youth of those shabab are able to be patient in those circumstances and in those situations imam sadaq what does he say manub tuliya minal mu'mineen bi bala'in fa sabara aleyhi if you are tested and you become patient kanalahu and the thawab and the blessings and the reward from Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is what kanalahu myth al ajr al shaheed when we talk about shaheed we talk about those brave companions of abi abdallah al hussain how high status they have they made the hardest decision in the world they made the most difficult of decisions but then they were rewarded those youth the mu'mineen the shabab our brothers and sisters if they hold back and they become patient in times of masaib in times where the shaytan and the devil and the people around you and surrounding you are doing their best to drag you down in terms in terms of akhlaq and ethics and moral in time in terms of hijab and modesty and protecting your existence as a muslim as a muslimah carrying the banner of Islam carrying the banner of abi abdallah al hussain which was the banner of reform the reform as they say charity starts at home reform starts with yourself if you are able to protect yourself protect your modesty then you will be able to go out there and protect and save those around you inshallah that is clear and and imam al baqir all of these traditions i have brought because muharram and ashura and the majlis of abi abdallah al hussain are universities the least we can say is a university that we sit down and learn and practice those things that ahlul bayt aleyhi wassalam teaches us and today's lesson is about patience if you want to reach jannah it's not easy you think that is that's it you live a couple of days in this life you enjoy yourself and then Allah swt is all merciful he will come and reward you with the jannah without any exams without any test no imam al baqir aleyhi salam says and the one who is able to become patient in this dunya Allah swt will reward them with the pariahs that was patience over masaib calamity now let's come to patience over obedience what does that mean that means that Allah swt for example has told me that you have to pray five times a day salah in example salat al subh and it is the most difficult of times for someone in our age inshaAllah we acknowledge ourselves to be youth to wake up at four in the morning at five in the morning especially if you have stayed up stayed up late with your friends outside we have to wake up early for work and early to school so salat al subh he's saying okay if i don't wake up it's no problem i will be able to do qabah no patience over obedience is that Allah swt says if you want to show me obedience you show me obedience in your salah in your soul in your ibadat in your akhlaq wake up for salat al subh you're showing obedience to Allah swt you have been patient why because you are depriving yourself from that cozy bed from sleeping and you're saying oh Allah because i want to show my obedience to you i have woken up to pray patience over fasting especially if you're fasting in hot countries or in countries where the fasting is in long hours this is a type of sabr imam alayhi salam says in the book of irshad al quloob patient in obedience of Allah swt imam alayhi says that is easier than being patient over his ma'asi or doing the ma'asi and Allah will subhanahu wa ta'ala eventually place you in the hellfire inna wajadna al sabr ala ta'at illahi aiser easier if we if we are obedient to Allah swt ala sabr ala adabe and the third point patients over disobedience is clear you are disobeying Allah swt and the verse of the qawli quran outlines this point sabrin and those individuals who accepted the message of the prophets and those who some stage in their lives were disobeying Allah swt but when their call of the prophet and the messenger was received by them they obeyed the holy prophet and they strived towards obedience towards Allah swt and they left the actions that they disobeyed Allah swt in Allah swt says Allah will love them and what does it mean when Allah loves you Allah loves you and he will place you in jannah and those who are patient Allah will love and sometimes we are patient because we are lovers of abu abdullahi because we are lovers of abu abdullahi and people are attacking us left right and center so because of that love we are patient and we will be rewarded when Rasulullah says and whoever Allah loves they will be rewarded with the paradise there are some things that interest you in life some desires some interests amirul mu'minin says by using patience by exercising patience you will be able to overpower your lusts and your interests Allah swt in the holy quran says how can you do tazkiye to the soul how can you purify the soul the only way is to do is to practice patience to have al-ukul you see how much i am bombarding you with this rwayat and ahadith because patience is the most important thing in our lives and if we are able to exercise patience especially in our life Allah swt will reward us the best of rewards to have al-ukul if you want to calculate and draw a comparison between the time you spend on earth in this life and the time in the hereafter the time you spend on earth is not even equivalent to one hour and that brings back to what i was saying about thinking about life in context and the afterlife as well and say we have about 15 minutes left inshallah so if you can conclude this you mentioned some amazing points about patience i'm very very inspired and i hope that inshallah as i mentioned when i when we began this series i hope that each and every single one of us when we come to the morning of namah and say in islam for the 10 days of muharam one thing that we can try to do is take something that we need to improve on in our lives and try and aim towards that over the course of the 40 days that is from the first of muharam till the our brain of muhamsin islam me personally i'm going to try my best inshallah said with your advice and your support to try and be a bit more patient i think these are very beautiful hadith that i've tried to that really inspired me as well and i'm sure it's by many at home to kind of take this on board if you can kindly conclude this topic and also link it toward the person who we are here to lament today which who is of course the father of patience for the father of patience just to conclude with a with a a river or a hadith imam hussain aleyhis salam in the books of maqatil he says it is recorded that imam hussain after praying salat al-subh inna hussain salla bi ashabihi al-ghadat salat al-subh then he looked at his companions he said that Allah has given us permission to go and fight for his cause the only thing that imam advises his companions is patience and then imam hussain aleyhis salam says one of the onama was saying that abel fadl al-abbas he reached a level of aynolyaqeen aynolyaqeen means there are times where you don't see the yakeem or you don't see that thing but you have yakeen that it exists and there is aynolyaqeen is that you have yakeen and then you see that thing which adds to that yakeen abel al-mumineen aleyhis salam says lady zaynab is described in the ziyarah as jamel al-sabr abel fadl al-abbas when you read his ziyarah what do you say al-mujahid al-sabr al-mujahid when you read the ziyarah aleyhis salam when you do sabr and when you have yakeem then that's it you have passed your tests there is nothing even if the devil brings all of his workers to try to pull you towards the desires of this life he will never be able to be successful al-abbas when you read ziyarah again al-hassani wal-hussain the best of rewards and as a result what is the jaza to see your brother and his children face thousands of warriors on the battlefield and you can stand there and be patient is a big thing on many occasions abel fadl al-abbas aleyhis salam came to his brother hussain lakad nafa nasabri i cannot take it anymore oh brother give me allow me give me your word i'm waiting for that okay for you from you so i can go to the battlefield abey abdillah hussain said to his brother akhiya hussain and that is after all companions became martyrs and fell on the plains of karbala bani hashim one by one went starting with ali al-akbar al-qasim the brothers of al-qasim and the rest until abel fadl al-abbas was the only left soldier in the camp of abey abdillah hussain he came he said akhiya hussain these children sukayna rukayya the little ones are begging me for some water because in the event of ashura abel fadl al-abbas on different occasions was able to go to the river and bring water that's why one of the titles of abel fadl al-abbas was assaqqaa assaqaa the ones who brings water oh brother hussain these children they are requesting water from me hima hussain alayhis salam says akhiya abel fadl ifa anta the hapt wa quatilt fa inna yawlu jam'una ila shatat if you go and never come back what am i going to do my camp is going to be shattered go bring water for these kids abel fadl comes bids farewell to his sister zaynab and the little children and abey abdillah al-hussain hugs it is narrated that abey abdillah and abel fadl hugged each other and they cried for a long time because i think they both knew abu abdillah and abel fadl they both knew that this is the last time they are going to be able to see each other in that state and then abey abel fadl al-abbas rides on his horse and charges towards the farad it is narrated that umar bin sa'ad had placed 4 000 soldiers on the banks of the farad abel fadl being the brave warrior and the son of aliyy ibn amy talib was able to access the farad he entered the farad he took and took a room from the water brought it next to him he looked at the water and he started reciting these pieces of poetry me he throws the water back he fills the water container and he started making his way back because his only responsibility and what abey abdillah had asked him to do is to bring the water back to the khayam abel fadl al-abbas rides back charging towards the enemies and wanting to reach the tents in the in the safest of ways and in the best of ways one of the enemies hides behind one of the palm trees in the name of zaid ibn warqa and he was aided by hakeem or hakeem ibn al-tufail they hide behind one of the palm trees as abel fadl was making his way towards the khayam this zaid ibn al-warqa raises his sword and strikes abel fadl on the right hand abel fadl al-abbas starts saying abu fadl takes the sword in his left hand and charged towards the tents hakeem ibn al-tufail hides behind another tree raises his sword and strikes it on the left hand of abu fadl abu fadl no sword to fight with stands there not knowing what to do takes the water container on his teeth and says ya nafs la takhshay ibn al-kufari wa ibn was tabshiri ibn rahmat al-jabbari in that situation abu fadl with his seventh right and left still wants to take the water container to the khayam why because he promised to kain that he will come back with the water here the enemies they didn't know what to do umar ibn saad says if a single drop of that water reaches the tents then abu abdel lahil hussein is going to wipe all of you from the face of this earth do whatever it takes the enemies of Allah they started hitting abu fadl with stones and rocks some of them they started showering abu fadl with their arrows one of the arrows pierced the water container abu fadl noticed the water is dispersing here he stood there no arms to fight with no water to be taken to the tents in that situation one of the enemies came and struck one of the arrows to the right eye of abu fadl abu fadl's eye started bleeding heavily another enemy came and struck abu fadl with a metal arrow with a metal stick on the head of abu fadl abu fadl falls to the ground it was then that he heard the mother of abu abdel lah phatemat al-sahra calling out wala di abbas wah wala dah wah abbasah here abu fadl says i called out wah akha wah hussein ah abu abdel lah charges towards the enemies killing ibn al-tufail and arrives at the body of abu fadl he was holding one one hand on his bag abu fadl abu fadl's head is bleeding heavily imam hussein comes towards abu fadl abu fadl says because he didn't know who's coming and arriving at his side abu abdel lah says i heard my brother say until my brother hussein comes and i bid him farewell imam hussein says he takes the head of abu fadl place it in his lab abu fadl takes his head and places it back on the ground he does that three times abu abdel lah says akhiya abal fadl why do you take your head out of my lab abu fadl says akhiya hussein now you put my head in your lab but an hour later who is going to put your head in their lab abu abdel lah makes his way back to the tent how is he going to tell lady zaynab that abu fadl has been killed has been martyred the only way he was able to inform the family and little sikaina was he came to the tent of abu fadl he came he went inside the khaym he took the pillar of the khaym and he pulled the pillar the tent of abu fadl came down to the ground it was then that lady zaynab strikes her head and shouted brother abbas you was the one that brought me from madina to karbala come back and take me back to the gland of my grandfather rasulillah sallallahu alayka ya abal fadl al abbas we send our peace and blessings upon abu fadl abbas islam and his brother islam sallallahu alayka on this tragic night where we are lamenting abu fadl abbas and as we know abu fadl is meant to be a door to wishes you can see his beautiful glorious shrine behind me and we pray inshallah abu fadl abbas we pray abu fadl abbas through the intercession that Allah's power through the intercession of abu fadl abbas islam grants all of our wishes removes all of our hardships and gives us the patience to bear any calamities that may come our way inshallah inshallah we'll be joined by say the ayah hakeem after the break we're signing some beautiful latinism inshallah we'll see you then asalamu alaykum wa rahmatullah